Have a Merry, Organized Holiday: Part One

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01 Dec 2006 07:18 AM

It is likely that whatever gods there may or may not be would surely strike me dead for daring to write about the topic of organization. In all fairness, I have many good qualities, but organization is alas, not among them. I have improved over the years as life has forced me to keep bills in places I am likely to find them (like other people's homes) but the impulse for "the disorganization boogie" is always waiting in the wings, ready to dance to the night away.

But here are some tips anyway from a non-authority (the best kind) on how your holiday time can be less stressful and more organized. Check them out and then ...well, either look before you leap or hesitate and be lost. The choice can only be yours.

The Holiday Planner Notebook Find a three ring binder, some dividers with pockets and a pen (that's the hard part) and you are ready to begin the long and arduous path to organization for any event under the sun. The only problem is making sure you can find the notebook at all times. Otherwise, well...need I say more?

Suggested Notebook Sections

Christmas Card Lists Enlist the aid of your computer for this task. Keep lists of the people you send cards to every year and make notations next to their names about any family situations that may have changed (moving, divorce, homicide, etc).

Visiting Schedule Use this section of your notebook for travel arrangements, maps, directions and such. If you stayed at a hotel you either liked or disliked, make a notation. Also note any quirks in your relatives' homes. Avoid those funny jars and sounds coming from the medicine cabinets, pillows that talk back and stairways that lead to small rooms with barricades. Stay tuned for more holiday notebook tips. I can't finish now because I misplaced my notes.

Adieu, my friends.

Related Reading:

"Making My Christmas List"

http://forums.families.com/kitchen-baths-amp-bedrooms,f392

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